I have been farming since I crossed over.

The village chief looked at Lu Jintang and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, the wasteland of Yang Wulang's family will be opened up tomorrow. Just go to the wasteland and shout, and we will find you twenty people."

Lu Jintang smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Village Chief. I'll treat you to a drink when the house is finished."

The village chief, Grandpa Zhang, waved his hand and left to arrange staff.

Yang Mingxi looked at Lu Jintang who handled the situation properly and thought to herself, "As expected of a wealthy family's son, he's quite good at dealing with people."

Lu Jintang looked at the people busy in the wasteland and said, "Why did you open up this wasteland? It's hard to maintain such a large area of wasteland after it's been reclaimed. If you can't maintain it well, it's better not to plant it at all."

Yang Mingxi looked at Lu Jintang. How could this guy know so much? Then she smiled bitterly and said, "I've started growing rice. I have no other choice. I only have three acres of paddy fields, and the rice I grow is not enough for my family. Barren land is not easy to maintain, so I plan to raise a large number of livestock. I just don't have the capital, so I haven't started yet."

Lu Jintang frowned slightly. Is it so difficult for a little girl? With the money they made from hunting recently, they should be able to improve their situation. Is there any difficulty?

Lu Jintang consoled him, "Three mu is a little less, but it's a wasteland. If we slowly maintain it, it will be fine." He then looked at the small river in the distance and said, "Your wasteland is fine for farming. Rice requires water, and the wasteland is a bit high, so it's hard to divert water."

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see my great invention." Then she walked towards the rice seedling field first.

When he was halfway there, he saw Yang Minghu and two other people driving an old cow to plow the soil. Yang Ming greeted them and then walked forward.

Lu Jintang, who had been following Yang Mingxi, hurried a few steps to catch up with her and said, "You have so much land, can you cultivate it with just three old cows? I'm afraid it will delay the planting!"

Yang Mingxi shook her head and said, "My family only has one old cow, the one my brother drives." As Yang Mingxi spoke, she pointed towards Yangming Lake with her chin.

Then he pointed at the big cow driven by Yang Mingjiang and said, "The cow driven by my eldest cousin was borrowed from my grandmother's family. The other one is driven by the village chief's son, and his cow is from his family."

Lu Jintang opened his eyes wide and said: "Your family definitely can't do this. Even turning the soil is a waste of time."

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Yes, so I have to work hard to make money. Only when I have money can I do more things."

Lu Jintang looked at Yang Mingxi, who had always been energetic, vibrant, and confident. Yet, at this moment, he heard such a helpless statement. This sent a sharp pain through Lu Jintang's heart, as if an invisible hand were clutching his heart.

He knew Yang Mingxi wasn't someone who would say such things lightly. She was always full of fighting spirit and determination, always moving forward no matter what difficulties she faced. But now, she was saying such dejected words, which must have been a very difficult problem.

Lu Jintang secretly made up his mind to help Yang Mingxi solve her problems. He couldn't let her lose her confidence, nor could he let her become helpless and powerless. He wanted to be her support and help her regain the strength to move forward.

So, Lu Jintang began to think about how he could help Yang Mingxi. He carefully analyzed the current situation and looked for possible solutions.

After thinking for a while, he still had no idea. He was still not familiar with the little girl. Adhering to the principle of asking if he didn't know, Lu Jintang asked: "What else do you want to do? You are already very capable, just take your time! It will all be fine. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Yang Mingxi looked at Lu Jintang and felt very strange. They were not very familiar with each other, so why was this person not at all polite?

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "No, no, I was just anxious. Just take your time."

Lu Jintang looked at the men plowing the fields in the wasteland, thought for a moment and said, "I can't use the three mule carts that brought the game today, so I'll lend them to you to plow the fields first!"

Yang Mingxi was stunned. She had just found this strange. Hadn't her second brother gone to sell his game? Why was his old cow still plowing the soil? So he was using Lu Jintang's cow? Hadn't he built a house yet? Where did he live then? In Qianhuang Mountain?

Seeing Yang Mingxi in a daze, looking as if she was lost in thought, Lu Jintang walked up to her, waved his hand, and said, "Come back to your senses. What were you thinking about? You didn't even hear what I said."

Yang Mingxi came back to her senses and said with an awkward smile, "You have a mule at home? Don't you have a house? How do you raise it?"

Lu Jintang chuckled, and then said, "Just because I don't have a house near your village doesn't mean I don't have a house anywhere else, right?" He turned and pointed towards Qianhuang Mountain, saying, "I'm building a house there, but I don't think it's very convenient, so I want to build a small courtyard near Changshan Village, where I can live normally."

Yang Mingxi smiled. We ordinary people don’t understand the world of the rich.

The two walked straight ahead until they arrived at the rice seedling field. Lu Jintang looked at the two-foot-tall rice seedlings in the field and was so shocked that he squatted down at the edge of the field. He reached out and touched them again and again, and said in surprise, "Is this your early rice? It's growing well, but is it too dense?"

Yang Mingxi glanced at Lu Jintang, then again. This guy really surprised her! She had thought he was a rich young man, but she didn't expect him to have insights into farming!

Yang Mingxi shook her head and said, "It's not early rice, it's cultivated rice seedlings. They will be transplanted to the wasteland next to it in twenty days."

Lu Jintang thought he had misheard and asked again, "Cuttings? They're not plants or trees, how can you do that?"

Yang Mingxi made a gesture with her hands, like planting rice seedlings, and then said, "It's called migration and transplanting, or simply migration and transplanting."

After listening to this, Lu Jintang nodded and said, "I'll come and take a look when the time comes. If you do this, you can harvest early and save a lot of time!"

Yang Mingxi's eyes widened in surprise. This guy is so smart! He already knows that he can harvest in advance and save time! He is indeed a rich young man. His knowledge is so comprehensive!

Yang Mingxi nodded and continued walking forward.

Lu Jintang followed behind and said, "Your wasteland needs to be turned over at least twice. With only three cows, it won't be finished unless you can work 20 acres a day." He then moved closer to Yang Mingxi and said, "And when you replant, you'll have to deal with this land again!"

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "It's a bit tight, so I plan to only plow the soil once, and then divert water to cultivate the fields. I'll do part of this and transplant the rest, and I should be able to catch up."

Lu Jintang said, "Are you upset about the cows? I can really lend you my three mules for household expenses, and I can lend you my people too. At most, I'll just need to find a few more people to build the house."

Yang Mingxi thought about it and realized that it was indeed a problem. If three mules joined in, there would be much more time.

Lu Jintang looked at Yang Mingxi's tangled expression and said, "It's not a big deal. Don't worry about it. I still want to eat at your house. At most, you can just make some delicious food for me."

Yang Mingxi's eyes lit up. If it could be exchanged, then it would be possible! He quickly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I don't need your people anymore. Just lend me the mule. I'll make braised meat for you tonight."